Containerized Water Treatment Plants
Lenntech builds water treatment plants inside shipping containers, from complete desalination plants to emergency response units. Every plant leaves our workshop fully piped and wired, ready to connect on site.
Since 1993 we have designed and built water treatment systems for clients in more than 140 countries. Our containerized plants run on islands, in deserts, at remote villages and at emergency sites, treating seawater, brackish water and other sources with varying salinity. The core process is often reverse osmosis (RO), in which semi-permeable membranes remove dissolved salts and contaminants.
Capacity is designed around your needs: a single container for smaller flows, or several containers working together for larger plants.
Why choose a containerized plant?
Compared with a plant built into a plant room on site, a containerized plant offers:
- Plug and play: connect the inlet, outlet and power, and start up
- Quick installation: the plant is assembled before delivery
- Limited civil work: only a foundation for the container
- Small footprint
- Easy transport: standard container size
- Mobility: ideal for construction sites and temporary needs
- Turnkey delivery: all piping and cabling installed, plus air conditioning where required
A complete installation, not just a container
Containerization covers the complete installation of the plant inside the container:
- All piping and fittings connected between pumps, pressure vessels, skids and tanks
- All pumps and instruments cabled and wired to the main control cabinet
Every plant is fully designed in 3D before construction. The chemical room is separated from the main equipment room.
Container equipment
We deliver our systems in insulated 20 or 40 ft containers. The container is fitted with:
- Side doors for access to the equipment
- One inlet/outlet terminal point
- A roof hatch
- Floor drainage
Options on request:
- Sun roof to limit the inside temperature in extreme climates
- Air conditioning with a split unit; the outdoor unit is placed next to the container
Larger plants are split over several containers that are connected on site.
Pre-treatment tailored to your water
Each plant is custom designed, and the design depends on your water quality. Reverse osmosis units often need pre-treatment for:
- Suspended solids
- TOC, COD/BOD and hydrocarbons
- Iron and manganese
- Hardness
Lenntech supplies all pre-treatment your RO needs, based on your water analysis and process requirements. Besides desalination, we also containerize other treatment lines, such as ultrafiltration, softening and wastewater reuse.
Inside our containers
Containerized reference projects
A selection of containerized plants Lenntech has engineered and built:
Seawater desalination for a golf course
Curaçao · 1,200 m³/day
Turnkey plant from intake pumps to remineralization, producing irrigation water.
Wind-powered seawater desalination
The Netherlands · 600 m³/day
Fully containerized RO system powered by wind energy.
Desalination for a resort
Bahrain · 550 m³/day
Containerized RO with multimedia filtration, UV disinfection and air conditioning.
Emergency drinking water from brackish water
Montenegro · 500 m³/day
Mobile containerized RO system used at sites across the country.
Drinking water for a remote oil site
Libya · 300 m³/day
Complete treatment line from pre-filtration to post-treatment in one 40 ft container.
Solar-powered drinking water for a remote village
Mauritania · 50 m³/day
Two turnkey containerized seawater RO systems powered by solar panels.
We also deliver containerized plants for wastewater reuse, for example cooling tower blowdown reuse in Switzerland and textile wastewater reuse in Bangladesh.
Request a quote for a containerized plant
To prepare a proposal, please send us:
- Your water analysis (or the water source: seawater, brackish water, surface water, well water)
- The required capacity and product water quality
- Site conditions: location, climate and available power supply